| Show Continues Ce Celebrating B Black ack History Month n Aaron Torres Diversity Black History Month at started with a Gospel Music Performance played by The The Calvary Baptist Church Gospel Singer and narrated by Reverend France A. A Davis The event promoted how Gospel music took an important role in Black histo histo- ry The movie Roots The Saga of an American Family was played by The African American Awareness Assoc Association throughout the second week of the month This novel originally written written written writ writ- ten by Alex Haley narrates the story of Kunte Kinte an African boy who gets captured captured captured cap cap- and is brought to America Throughout his life the movie explains the hidden truth of slavery The guest of last Thursdays Thursday's event was Cooper a well well- known storyteller across the country According to the Klages Agency Inc perpetuates the centuries old tradition of oral history with stimulating awareness in the African and American African-American communities ties as she takes her audience from an African Village through the Middle Passage from the plantation to a safe house on the underground railroad At the opening of her speech Cooper explained the importance of the heritage that black communities posses poss poss- es in these days You need to v know who you are where you came from and what had to tobe tobe tobe be done for you to get to where you are Cooper said Coopers tries to deliver the messages of the African American slaves to the people of today So they can learn from them and experience the many things they suffered in inthe inthe inthe the past It is important to learn about your history We can always progress to that said Andre president of the African American Awareness Association A 4 This club has been very active contributing to the schools school's community with events like the East Meets West comedy show last semester The A 4 club meets every Tuesday at 1 pm p.m. in the conference conference conference con con- ference room of the Student Initiative Center at the Redwood Campus One of the last two events will take place today at the Redwood Campus with a aPanel aPanel aPanel Panel discussion on Race Relations in Utah The moderator invited to direct the panel discussion will be sociologist Dr Deidre DeidreAnn DeidreAnn DeidreAnn Ann Tyler The Panel will focus on racial problems in all the State of Utah and the negative negative negative neg neg- impact in work environ environ- ments The last event commemorating commemorating commemorating rating Black History Month will be another panel discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion named Higher Ground This panel discussion will take place in the Student Event Center at the Redwood Campus on Feb 28 |
